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Australian (ASX) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M15.5%
  • 1Y27.1%
  • YTD4.2%

The Professional Services industry has been flat over the last week, but Kelly Partners Group Holdings has lost 12%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 25% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Feb 2025AU$33.7bAU$11.3bAU$1.0b19.7x33.6x3x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025AU$32.8bAU$11.4bAU$1.0b19x32.5x2.9x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024AU$31.4bAU$11.2bAU$974.5m21.2x32.3x2.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024AU$27.5bAU$10.8bAU$971.4m20.7x28.3x2.5x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024AU$27.1bAU$10.6bAU$938.0m20.6x28.9x2.5x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024AU$31.1bAU$12.8bAU$1.0b17.9x30.4x2.4x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024AU$30.0bAU$13.4bAU$1.0b19.7x29.9x2.2x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024AU$29.2bAU$13.4bAU$1.0b19.7x29.2x2.2x
Sun, 19 May 2024AU$29.8bAU$14.3bAU$1.4b17.4x21x2.1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AU$30.7bAU$14.5bAU$1.4b18.7x21.3x2.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AU$29.1bAU$14.4bAU$1.4b20x20.4x2x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AU$28.0bAU$13.8bAU$1.2b20.1x22.8x2x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AU$27.9bAU$13.7bAU$1.2b18.3x23.2x2x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AU$26.6bAU$13.8bAU$1.2b19.1x21.8x1.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AU$27.8bAU$13.8bAU$1.2b18.9x22.3x2x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AU$28.7bAU$13.8bAU$1.2b18.2x23.2x2.1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AU$28.0bAU$13.2bAU$673.5m18.9x41.5x2.1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AU$28.7bAU$12.8bAU$661.0m18x43.4x2.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AU$27.2bAU$12.8bAU$663.2m16.6x41x2.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023AU$27.2bAU$12.8bAU$654.6m16.3x41.6x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AU$28.1bAU$12.8bAU$648.3m16.6x43.3x2.2x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AU$11.9bAU$7.3bAU$580.9m16.8x20.5x1.6x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AU$13.1bAU$6.7bAU$488.8m20.1x26.8x2x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AU$13.2bAU$6.7bAU$489.9m19.3x26.9x2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AU$13.2bAU$6.7bAU$489.8m19.6x27x2x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AU$13.6bAU$6.5bAU$416.6m19.1x32.7x2.1x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AU$13.1bAU$6.5bAU$416.7m18.9x31.5x2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AU$14.3bAU$6.5bAU$425.8m20.5x33.7x2.2x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AU$13.3bAU$5.9bAU$318.3m28.4x41.8x2.3x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AU$12.3bAU$5.9bAU$317.9m26.3x38.6x2.1x
Tue, 24 May 2022AU$14.1bAU$5.8bAU$306.0m30.4x46.2x2.5x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022AU$14.7bAU$5.8bAU$306.2m31.9x47.9x2.5x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022AU$14.2bAU$8.0bAU$302.8m34.9x46.9x1.8x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022AU$11.4bAU$4.6bAU$346.0m22.4x32.9x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.9x


Total Market Cap: AU$11.4bTotal Earnings: AU$346.0mTotal Revenue: AU$4.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 32.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Professional Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 42% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 35% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Industrials industry?

AU Market0.46%
Industrials-0.093%
Professional Services0.46%
Research and Consulting Services0.66%
HR Services-0.081%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 67.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 42.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 42% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ALQ ALSAU$16.762.0%
+AU$160.0m
36.5%PE1310.5x
CPU ComputershareAU$35.220.2%
+AU$35.1m
39.9%PE26.3x
FLN FreelancerAU$0.176.1%
+AU$4.5m
-14.6%PS1.5x
VRS VerisAU$0.0489.1%
+AU$2.0m
-31.4%PS0.3x
AQN AquirianAU$0.2710.4%
+AU$2.0m
20.5%PS0.9x
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KPG

AU$11.59

Kelly Partners Group Holdings

7D

-2.4%

1Y

114.2%

C79

AU$5.00

Chrysos

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-27.3%

IPH

AU$4.85

IPH

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-30.7%

VRS

AU$0.048

Veris

7D

9.1%

1Y

-31.4%

SIQ

AU$7.60

Smartgroup

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-18.4%

PPE

AU$0.86

Peoplein

7D

-6.5%

1Y

-33.1%

HIT

AU$1.90

HiTech Group Australia

7D

0.5%

1Y

-8.2%